All these albums have been kicking my ass. I feel rather n00bish though because I'm late getting into both bands...

I have heard a lot of Pestilence stuff but never had any of their albums until recently & they fucking slay. "Consuming Impulse" is one of the best Death Metal albums I've ever heard. "Spheres" is also awesome.

Tyr... OMGOMGOMG. This album slays the shit out of any other Folk Metal I've ever heard. It makes Ensiferum look like a cunt stain.

Tyr... OMGOMGOMG. This album slays the shit out of any other Folk Metal I've ever heard. It makes Ensiferum look like a cunt stain.

Maybe I'll have to check that one out then, because every other Tyr album I've heard has bored the shit out of me. I always think the melodies are bland, the tone/dynamics monotonous, and it seems like they never build up to their potential.

__________________Literature, art, and philosophy represent different forms of intelligence - forms that, in the end, can probably be traced back to a single practice: the focused contemplation of the starry sky that seeks out patterns in it.

Maybe I'll have to check that one out then, because every other Tyr album I've heard has bored the shit out of me. I always think the melodies are bland, the tone/dynamics monotonous, and it seems like they never build up to their potential.

I think you should check it out. Just don't expect cheese like Ensiferum. Don't get me wrong, I like Ensiferum, but they can be fucking cheesey & a lot of their music is not very concise.

He will not be hostage,
he will not be slave,
no snare of past can trap him,
though the future may.
Still he runs and burns behind him,
in advanced retreat;
still his life remains unfettered-
he denies defeat.